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Preauricular deep parotid lymph nodes

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Reference excerpt

The preauricular deep parotid lymph nodes (anterior auricular glands or preauricular glands), from one to three in number, lie immediately in front of the tragus. Their afferents drain multiple surfaces, most of which are lateral in origin. A specific example would be the lateral portions of the eye's bulbar and palpebral conjunctiva as well as the skin adjacent to the ear within the temporal region. The efferents of these nodes pass to the superior deep cervical glands. The preauricular nodes glands will present with marked swelling in viral conjunctivitis.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 693 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links Image at umich.edu - must rollover bad link Diagram at Baylor College of Medicine bad link Lymphadenopathy and Malignancy article - American Family Physician journal

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In the classroom: Preauricular deep parotid lymph nodes is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Lymphatic system stubs, Lymphatics of the head and neck, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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